You think it's cold now....

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

 The lowest temperature ever recorded at the surface of the Earth was −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184 K) at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica July 21, 1983

State by state low temperature records
State         Temp.       Date            Station        Elevation
              ( F)                                         (feet)
Alabama        -27    Jan. 30, 1966     New Market           760
Alaska         -80    Jan. 23, 1971     Prospect Creek     1,100
Arizona        -40    Jan.  7, 1971     Hawley Lake        8,180
Arkansas       -29    Feb. 13, 1905     Pond               1,250
California     -45    Jan. 20, 1937     Boca               5,532
Colorado       -61    Feb.  1, 1985     Maybell            5,920
Connecticut    -32    Feb. 16, 1943     Falls Village        585
Delaware       -17    Jan. 17, 1893     Millsboro             20
Florida        - 2    Feb. 13, 1899     Tallahassee          193
Georgia        -17    Jan. 27, 1940     N. Floyd County    1,000
Hawaii          12    May  17, 1979     Mauna Kea         13,770
Idaho          -60    Jan. 18, 1943     Island Park Dam    6,285
Illinois       -36    Jan.  5, 1999     Congerville          722
Indiana        -36    Jan. 19, 1994     New Whiteland        785
Iowa           -47    Feb.  3, 1996*    Elkader              770
Kansas         -40    Feb. 13, 1905     Lebanon            1,812
Kentucky       -37    Jan. 19, 1994     Shelbyville          730
Louisiana      -16    Feb. 13, 1899     Minden               194
Maine          -48    Jan. 19, 1925     Van Buren            458
Maryland       -40    Jan. 13, 1912     Oakland            2,461
Massachusetts  -35    Jan. 12, 1981     Chester              640
Michigan       -51    Feb.  9, 1934     Vanderbilt           785
Minnesota      -60    Feb.  2, 1996     Tower              1,430   
Mississippi    -19    Jan. 30, 1966     Corinth              420
Missouri       -40    Feb. 13, 1905     Warsaw               700
Montana        -70    Jan. 20, 1954     Rogers Pass        5,470
Nebraska       -47    Feb. 12, 1899     Camp Clarke        3,700
Nevada         -50    Jan.  8, 1937     San Jacinto        5,200
New Hampshire  -47    Jan. 29, 1934     Mt. Washington     6,288
New Jersey     -34    Jan.  5, 1904     River Vale            70
New Mexico     -50    Feb.  1, 1951     Gavilan            7,350
New York       -52    Feb. 18, 1979*    Old Forge          1,720
North Carolina -34    Jan. 21, 1985     Mt. Mitchell       6,525
North Dakota   -60    Feb. 15, 1936     Parshall           1,929
Ohio           -39    Feb. 10, 1899     Milligan             800
Oklahoma       -27    Jan. 18, 1930     Watts                958
Oregon         -54    Feb. 10, 1933*    Seneca             4,700
Pennsylvania   -42    Jan.  5, 1904     Smethport     est. 1,500
Rhode Island   -25    Feb.  5, 1996     Greene               425
South Carolina -19    Jan. 21, 1985     Caesars Head       3,100
South Dakota   -58    Feb. 17, 1936     McIntosh           2,277
Tennessee      -32    Dec. 30, 1917     Mountain City      2,471
Texas          -23    Feb.  8, 1933*    Seminole           3,275
Utah           -69    Feb.  1, 1985     Peter's Sink       8,092
Vermont        -50    Dec. 30, 1933     Bloomfield           915
Virginia       -30    Jan. 22, 1985     Mountain Lake      3,870
Washington     -48    Dec. 30, 1968     Mazama             2,120
                                        Winthrop           1,755
West Virginia  -37    Dec. 30, 1917     Lewisburg          2,200
Wisconsin      -55    Feb.4,   1996     Couderay           1,300 
Wyoming        -66    Feb.  9, 1933     Riverside          6,650

[T.P.]

You just have to Acclimate Joe. 

[Marcel]

Some of the colder temps' were recorded in the Mid 90's, makes a feller wonder about when

this Global Warming thing is gonna start to kick in.

If not, I am going to relocate to a warmer area.

You know for retirement and all.

[T-Bird]

I am going to relocate to a warmer area. You know for retirement and all.

I thought you were retired Marcel??????
I hope you are doing good and had a good Christmas
Terry

[Marcel]

Not Retired Yet, but one day soon maybe.

Hi Terry.

[highcountry]

Yikes!  Makes me want to throw another log on the fire.

[alph]

-2 in florida!!!  that's pretty hard for them to deal with!! 

i remember when it was -55 in couderay wi.  it felt like just another day in paridise here!!

[flamingobabe #44]

It's 40 degrees and the guys are outside by the fireplace

[John Schmidt]

When I was stationed at Loring AFB back in the early 60's, I can recall temps of -35 to -40 a many times. One of the things we were told was to never relieve ourselves out on the flightline when the temps were below zero.  A couple guys didn't listen and almost paid a dear price for it. The scuttlebut about one was that he wasn't circumcised when he went in the hospital, but was a week later when discharged. They apparently told him he was fortunate that's all he lost....it was -33 that day. A rather painful way to move into the soprano section of the choir I'd say.